This Project Grant award of $731,071 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) supports research to address barriers to equitable, guideline-recommended diabetes care in the United States. The research, led by The Johns Hopkins University, will leverage large real-world datasets and survey physicians to: 1) describe disparities in diabetes care and outcomes across individual,...
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $332,109 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to Arizona State University (ASU) to implement the "SMARTSTART: A Digitally-Enhanced Diabetes Self-Management Intervention for Low-Income People Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes" project. The project aims to address the disproportionate burden of type 2 diabetes experienced by low-income populations...
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $608,701 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to Arizona State University (ASU) for the "SMARTSTART: A Digitally-Enhanced Diabetes Self-Management Intervention for Low-Income People Newly Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes" project. The grant, awarded on Sep 19, 2024, supports the development and implementation of a digital health intervention to...
This Project Grant award of $1,200,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health (CFDA 93.137) program aims to implement community-level innovations to improve diabetes health outcomes among the Hispanic/Latino population in Bexar County, Texas. The "Pathways Project" will expand a sustainable collaborative network, including organizations like The Health Collaborative and Community...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $12,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.945) to the National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America (YMCA of USA) to implement a strategic approach to advancing health equity for priority populations with or at risk for diabetes. Over the 5-year project period, the YMCA of USA will convene, administer, and participate in...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $325,000 to Kairos Research LLC, a small disadvantaged business in Dayton, OH, to develop a mobile application to help Latino adolescents manage type 1 diabetes. The key products and services to be delivered under this 1-year award include optimizing the app design through end user research and internal testing (Aim 1), as well as...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847) provides $719,878 to Boston Medical Center Corporation to implement and evaluate the THRIVE-DM intervention. THRIVE-DM aims to maximize the proportion of type 2 diabetes patients with health-related social needs who connect to and utilize social services to improve their diabetes outcomes. The key components of the THRIVE-DM intervention include: 1) a community health worker-led...
This $170,100 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847) will fund the development and piloting of "FUERTE: Federally Qualified Health Centers Engaging Hispanic Men at Risk of Diabetes." The goal is to create a multi-component implementation strategy to increase referrals and engagement of Hispanic men in the Diabetes Prevention Program...
This Project Grant award, titled "Comprehensive Assistance and Resources for Effective Diabetic Foot Navigation (CARE-D-FOOT-NAV), a Randomized Controlled Trial", was awarded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847). The $555,034 award, made on February 25, 2025, supports a randomized controlled trial to assess whether a comprehensive patient navigator...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under CFDA 93.361 (Nursing Research) aims to study the impact of the REDDCAT2 intervention on readmission risk and health outcomes for patients with type 2 diabetes. The $2,271,519 award to the University of Massachusetts Medical School will fund the development and implementation of a comprehensive screening tool (REDD-CAT) and patient navigation protocol to identify and address social determinants of health...